Prisms and Cylinders - Activity A


Vary the height and base‑edge or radius length of a prism or cylinder and examine how its three‑dimensional representation changes. Determine the area of the base and the volume of the solid. Compare the volume of a skew prism or cylinder to the volume of a right prism or cylinder.

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Assessment Questions (4):

  1. Find the volume of a rectangular prism with base length = 12 ft, base width = 10 ft, and height = 11 ft.
  2. Find the volume of a triangular prism with base area = 84 in.2 and height = 9 in.
  3. Find the volume of a cylinder with radius = 4 m and height = 8 m. Round your answer to the nearest m3.
  4. Find the volume of a cylinder with diameter = 21 cm and height = 15 cm. Round your answer to the nearest cm3.

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